Thesaurus results for COSTUMERIES

costumery

noun

ˈkä-ˌstü-mə-rē

Definition of costumery

as in clothing

covering for the human body a museum exhibit devoted to the costumery of women since the classical period

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Recent Examples of costumery While the costumery was slightly more restrained than, say, a Met Gala, at the same time there was a back-to-school festival feel to the outfits. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 And a fine piece of costumery should be seen parading, Rush adds. — Will Tizard, Variety, 7 July 2022 The Met Gala, in full ostentatious, crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle. — New York Times, 11 May 2022 These included the use of certain modest Indian fashions (including sarees and kameez) in series that parallel costumery in postcolonial Hindi films. — Katie Young, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2021 Bag of Donuts and the Chee-Weez delivered amazing song selections, elaborate costumery and makeup, and generally unstoppable showmanship. — al, 1 Mar. 2020 Credit Queen Latifah, who suffered from tentacular costumery as Ursula the Sea Witch. — Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019

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Noun

Decodo, a web data company, tracked price changes in 2025 across products ranging from electronics to clothing and home improvement supplies.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Travis Kelce reminded Chiefs fans on Sunday that one of his other day jobs is ambassador — and model — for preppy clothing brand Tommy Hilfiger.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of clothing

Noun

Before the main event kicked off, however, the glitzy Academy Gala red carpet saw all of these A-listers bring out their finest evening attire for the night.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
Kendall Jenner and Hunter Schafer, in Valentino and Prada, respectively, wore two of the evening’s most compelling arguments for black and white evening attire.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of attire

Noun

Babydoll dresses in the spirit of the 1960s model Twiggy and their accompanying endless stretches of leg are another possible alternative.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Popular comedian Antonis Kanakis poked fun at the 57-year-old’s flamboyant outfits in a skit posted online, donning a black wig and shimmering silver dress with a pink feather boa.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dress

Noun

The Clubhouse opens with more than 70 items for adults and kids, including a youth line of T-shirts, crewnecks and hoodies, as well as adult apparel, hats and collectibles.

— Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Paper Planes launched in 2014 and has expanded from its recognizable paper airplane emblem into apparel, outerwear and accessories.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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